Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
Status:Final
Date:25 JAN 2007
Time:11:24
Type:Silhouette image of generic F100 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fokker 100
Operator:Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne
Registration: F-GMPG
C/n / msn: 11362
First flight: 1991-10-15 (15 years 4 months)
Total airframe hrs:28586
Cycles:34886
Engines: 2 Rolls Royce 620-15 Tay
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 1
Airplane damage: Substantial
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Pau-Uzein Airport (PUF) (France) show on map
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Pau-Uzein Airport (PUF/LFBP), France
Destination airport:Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG), France
Flightnumber:7775
Narrative:
Fokker 100 F-GMPG arrived at Pau (PUF) at 10:37 after a flight from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). The airplane was to return to Paris as Air France flight 7775. After startup the crew were cleared to taxi to runway 13 for departure. Takeoff clearance was given at 11:25:15. A few seconds later TOGA power was selected. At 11:26:00 the crew noticed birds in the vicinity. The takeoff roll was normal and the airplane lifted off the runway at 11:26:08 at a speed of 128 kts. Immediately after take-off, it banked suddenly to the left with a maximum bank angle of 35 degrees. The aural "Bank Angle" alarm sounded on the flight deck. The airplane then banked to the right with a maximum bank angle of 67 degrees. After a second left bank (59 degrees) an aural alarm "Don't Sink" sounded.The airplane had reached a height of 107 feet. At 11:26:21 the airplane bounced after the right main landing gear had touched the ground. The captain decided to abort the takeoff. The speed at that time was 160 kts. Engine power was reduced and the Fokker contacted the ground again at 11:26:27, near the end and to the right of runway 13. The thrust reversers were briefly deployed. The airplane ran 340m, collided with the perimeter fence. Upon crossing a road, the left main landing gear struck the cabin of a truck, killing the driver. Both main gears were sheared off as the airplane struck a slope past the road. It continued into a field and came to rest at 11:26:49.
Weather around the time of the accident (10:15Z): LFBP 251000Z 06010KT 030V090 6000 -SN BKN011 BKN030 M00/M01 Q1008 NOSIG=


unofficial translation from French:
CAUSES OF THE ACCIDENT: "The accident resulted from a loss of control caused by the presence of ice contamination on the surface of the wings associated with insufficient consideration of the weather during the stopover, and by the rapid rotation pitch, a reflex reaction to a flight of birds.
Contributing factors:
- Limited awareness within the aviation community regarding the risks associated with the icing on the ground and changes in the performance of the aircraft involved in this phenomenon;
- The sensitivity of small aircraft not equipped with burners to the effects of ice on the ground;
- Insufficient awareness of the crew of procedures for the tactile verification of the condition of the surfaces in icing conditions and the lack of implementation by the operator of an adapted organization;
- The ordinary aspect of the flight including the weather encountered, which was not likely to incite the crew to particular vigilance. "

Events:


Sources:
» DGAC
» Air France, BEA

Official accident investigation report
investigating agency: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) - France
report status: Preliminary
report number: BEA Rapport préliminaire
report released:18-APR-2007
duration of investigation:83 days (2.8 months)
download report: Accident survenu le 25 janvier 2007 sur l’aérodrome de Pau Pyrénées (64) au Fokker 28-100 immatriculé F-GMPG exploité par Régional (BEA Rapport préliminaire)
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investigating agency: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) - France
report status: Final
report number: BEA f-pg070125
report released:29-DEC-2008
duration of investigation:704 days (1 year 11.3 months)
download report: Accident survenu le 25 janvier 2007 sur l’aérodrome de Pau Pyrénées (64) au Fokker F28 Mk0100 immatriculé F- GMPG exploité par Régional, Compagnie Aérienne Européenne (BEA f-pg070125)
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Follow-up / safety actions
The pilot in command of the flight was being charged with homicide and unintentional injuries. A criminal court in Pau decided in January 2012 on a six months suspended sentence and a 20.000 Euro fine for the airline.

Photos
photo of Fokker 100 F-GMPG
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pau-Uzein Airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport as the crow flies is 662 km (414 miles).

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